Breathing Orange Fire: A Houston Astros Podcast

Weekly discussion of all things related to the Houston Astros baseball club.

Episode 91: Alex Bregman and Pitchers and Catchers

Andrew and Gabe discuss Alex Bregman's deal with the Red Sox and preview the pitchers and catchers as Spring Training kicks off.

02-15
02:05:53

Episode 90: Astros Update and the 2025 HOF Class

Andrew and Gabe discuss a few Astros items and then breakdown the 2025 HOF class.

02-04
01:32:26

Episode 21: The Most Important Week of the Season

Andrew and Gabe, dour in the dog days of summer, discuss the Astros being on the wrong side of the weekend sweep, where the club goes from here, playoff prospects, and whether we're witnessing a turning point toward more urgency as it relates to actually penciling the best players into the lineup every day.

08-22
01:18:04

Episode 20: Maldy’s Magnum Opus

Gabe works his way through all stages of grief, Andrew lays out Jose Altuve's 2023 milestones and future, and the duo discuss the rotation for the remainder of 2023 and the postseason.

08-15
01:16:59

Episode 19: 8 Astros Topics for the Final 8 Weeks

Andrew and Gabe discuss schedules, playoff odds, rotation and bullpen projections, organizational dysfunction, the value of rest days, the return of Jon Singleton and Jose Abreu.

08-08
01:11:47

Episode 18: JV is Back! And Other Trade Deadline Thoughts

Andrew and Gabe discuss the trade deadline pickups and what they mean to the club for the rest of 2023 and beyond, and break down a Dusty quote.

08-02
01:06:27

Episode 17: Astros Trade Value Draft, Part 2

Andrew and Gabe continue the trade value draft and discuss the less obviously valuable organizational assets, as well as plausible trade scenarios at the deadline, 72-oz steaks and triple cheeseburgers.

07-27
01:40:48

Episode 2: Things Looking Up

This week, Andrew and Gabe catch up on a 5-1 stretch against the Braves and Rays, what Forrest Whitley could mean to the Astros' World Series window, and look back on Phil Garner.

04-27
01:07:31

Episode 1: We Have Liftoff

Andrew and Gabe discuss the new season - expectations, concerns, and early trends and observations.

04-21
01:56:09

Episode 120: We've Officially Bottomed Out

Andrew and Gabe bemoan the frustration that is the 2025 season following Yordan's latest injury. Heads-up to our listeners - our conversation devolves into Gabe's kid's math grades and our adolescent slothfulness a little more than halfway through the episode, and we never really bring it back to baseball. Also check out the great new articles on the blog.

09-16
54:37

Episode 119: Rough Week and Looking Ahead

Andrew and Gabe discuss the week that was and look ahead to the rest of the season. Also, they've published new work on the blog site, so check out BOF in print! Great stuff, like Gabe's story he teased on the pod and Jim's deep dive into Hunter Brown's sneaky great season.

09-09
52:27

Episode 118: Gabe's Steroid Era

Andrew and Gabe discuss the Astros' meh week, Jose Altuve, Carlos Correa, Yordan Alvarez, and Gabe's malaise.

09-03
55:02

Episode 117: Cam, Yordan and...Arch?

Andrew and Gabe discuss Cam Smith, Yordan's return, the final 30 games, and a little bit of Texas-Ohio State.

08-26
01:11:17

Episode 116: Gabe is Breathing Orange Fire

Andrew and Gabe discuss the .500 week that felt worse, the Hader news, and more.

08-18
01:09:46

Episode 115: Altuve in Yankee Stadium and Miscellany

Andrew and Gabe discuss the weekend in the Bronx, Correa's hot start, and random musings.

08-12
01:06:24

Episode 114: Correa's Back!

Andrew and Gabe discuss the return of Carols Correa and other deadline moves and their implications for 2025 and beyond.

08-05
01:26:37

Episode 113: What to do with Aching Astros

Andrew and Gabe discuss the Astros and their injury issues and what it means during deadline week.

07-29
01:12:05

Episode 112: Trade Deadline with Jim

Andrew and Gabe welcome guest trade deadline expert Jim to discuss possible courses of action, trades we'd like to see, and more.

07-22
01:44:51

Episode 111: Gabe's Player Grades

Andrew and Gabe discuss the sweep of the Astros' continued run of success, Jose Altuve's perfect weekend, and player grades.

07-07
01:14:28

Episode 110: Gabe's Non-Player Grades

Andrew and Gabe assign grades to elements of the Astros' performance on matters not directly related to on-field performance.

07-01
01:27:46

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